}}{{tnr}}'''Dave Syverson''' is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Illinois State Senate]]. He has represented District 34 since 1993 and currently serves as [[State Senate Minority Caucus Leader|Minority Caucus Leader]]. Syverson was re-elected in November of 2010 with his term expiring in 2015. Syverson graduated from Rock Valley College. Before becoming a Senator, Syverson was an insurance agency owner.

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}}{{tnr}}'''Dave Syverson''' is a [[Republican]] member of the [[Illinois State Senate]], representing [[Illinois State Senate District 35|District 35]] and serving as [[State Senate Minority Caucus Leader|Minority Caucus Leader]]. He was first elected to the chamber in 1992.

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Syverson earned his Bachelor's from Rock Valley College. His professional experience includes working as an insurance agency owner.

==Committee assignments==

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===2009-2010===

===2009-2010===

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In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Syverson served on these committees:<ref>[http://www.ilga.gov/senate/committees/default.asp "Illinois General Assembly" List of Illinois Senate Committees, July 28, 2009]</ref>

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In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Syverson served on these committees:<ref>[http://www.ilga.gov/senate/committees/default.asp ''Illinois General Assembly'', "List of Illinois Senate Committees," July 28, 2009]</ref>

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==Issues==

==Issues==

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===Gaming license===

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On December 1, 2010, the Illinois Senate voted 31-20 in favor of a plan that allows for five additional casinos and electronic gaming at horse track facilities, increasing the number of licenses for casinos in the state to 15.

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Under the plan, new casinos would operate in Chicago, southern Cook County, Danville, Rockford and Waukegan.

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"Is it a huge expansion? Yes, I'm not going to deny it. But we have a huge deficit in the state of Illinois, we have got huge problems in the state of Illinois, so you don't look at little things to fix it, you look at big things to fix it," said the bill's sponsor, Sen. [[Terry Link]], D-Waukegan.

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Lawmakers like [[William Haine]] would prefer another way to increase revenue.

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"It's not the best thing we could do. It's not good, but it's the only thing available for new * [[Revenue Committee, Illinois State Senate]]," said Sen. Haine, D-Alton.

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Syverson said a casino in his backyard could keep Illinois gamers from going up to [[Wisconsin]] to play the slots.

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"Now we have an opportunity to bring those Wisconsin dollars to Illinois," Swerson said. "So it's good for Illinois in two ways. One it's creating new jobs and new * [[Revenue Committee, Illinois State Senate]], but it's also bringing out-of-state money here."<ref>[http://illinois.statehousenewsonline.com/4665/senate-oks-new-gaming-rules-in-illinois/ "Senate OKs new gaming rules in Illinois," ''Illinois Statehouse News'', December 1, 2010]</ref>

:Excerpt: "We must cut state government to free up resources for productive investment."

:Excerpt: "We must cut state government to free up resources for productive investment."

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*'''Protecting Values

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:Excerpt: "Dave Syverson has a long record of supporting conservative Illinois values. Over the years, he has sponsored and supported legislation protecting the sanctity of families and life."

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*'''Increasing Competitiveness

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:Excerpt: "Dave believes, unless we make Illinois a more attractive place to do business, we will never expand our economy."

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*'''Engaging with Ethics

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:Excerpt: "For Illinois to succeed as a state, the people must have an efficient, transparent and ethical government working for them."

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*'''Protecting the Second Amendment

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:Excerpt: "Dave is a gun owner and a lifetime member of the NRA. "

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*'''Reaching Energy Independence

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:Excerpt: "Energy reform is perhaps one of the most critical issues facing our State and Country."

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*'''Ending Deficit Spending

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:Excerpt: "Illinois, like Washington, has been addicted to deficit spending for decades."

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*'''Reforming Healthcare

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:Excerpt: "As a Country, we must repeal and replace Obamacare by improving our existing market-based healthcare system that is the envy of the world."

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===Gaming license===

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On December 1, 2010, the Illinois Senate voted 31-20 in favor of a plan that allows for five additional casinos and electronic gaming at horse track facilities, increasing the number of licenses for casinos in the state to 15.

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Under the plan, new casinos would operate in Chicago, southern Cook County, Danville, Rockford and Waukegan.

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"Is it a huge expansion? Yes, I'm not going to deny it. But we have a huge deficit in the state of Illinois, we have got huge problems in the state of Illinois, so you don't look at little things to fix it, you look at big things to fix it," said the bill's sponsor, Sen. [[Terry Link]], D-Waukegan.

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Lawmakers like [[William Haine]] would prefer another way to increase revenue.

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"It's not the best thing we could do. It's not good, but it's the only thing available for new * [[Revenue Committee, Illinois State Senate]]," said Sen. Haine, D-Alton.

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Syverson said a casino in his backyard could keep Illinois gamers from going up to [[Wisconsin]] to play the slots.

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"Now we have an opportunity to bring those Wisconsin dollars to Illinois," Swerson said. "So it's good for Illinois in two ways. One it's creating new jobs and new * [[Revenue Committee, Illinois State Senate]], but it's also bringing out-of-state money here."<ref>[http://illinois.statehousenewsonline.com/4665/senate-oks-new-gaming-rules-in-illinois/ "Senate OKs new gaming rules in Illinois," ''Illinois Statehouse News'', December 1, 2010]</ref>

==Elections==

==Elections==

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:: ''See also: [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2012]]''

:: ''See also: [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2012]]''

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Syverson, current District 34 incumbent, won re-election to the [[Illinois State Senate|Senate]] in District 35 in the [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2012|2012]]. Syverson defeated incumbent [[Christine Johnson, Illinois legislator|Christine Johnson]] (R) in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012 and was unopposed in the November 6, 2012 general election.<ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/InfoForCandidates.aspx ''Illinois State Board of Elections'' "Candidate List," December 5, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GPOfficialVote.pdf ''Illinois State Board of Elections,'' "Official 2012 Primary Results"]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GPOfficialVote.pdf ''Illinois Secretary of State'' - 2012 Primary Results]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GEOfficialVote.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed December 31, 2012]</ref>

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Syverson, current District 34 incumbent, won re-election to the [[Illinois State Senate|Senate]] in District 35 in the [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2012|2012]]. Syverson defeated incumbent [[Christine Johnson, Illinois legislator|Christine Johnson]] (R) in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012 and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/InfoForCandidates.aspx ''Illinois State Board of Elections'', "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GPOfficialVote.pdf ''Illinois State Board of Elections'', "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GPOfficialVote.pdf ''Illinois Secretary of State'', "2012 Primary Results," accessed May 15, 2014]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GEOfficialVote.pdf ''Illinois State Board of Elections'', “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed December 31, 2012]</ref>

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::''See also: [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2010]]''

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Syverson won re-election to the 34th District Seat in the [[Illinois State Senate]] against Democrat [[Marla Wilson]].<ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2010GEOfficialVote.pdf 2010 Illinois General Election Results]</ref>

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Syverson won re-election to the 34th District Seat in the [[Illinois State Senate]] against Democrat [[Marla Wilson]].<ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2010GEOfficialVote.pdf ''Illinois Board of Elections'', "2010 Illinois General Election Results," November 2, 2010]</ref>

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The election took place on November 2, 2010. Syverson ran unopposed in the Republican primary election on February 2nd.<ref>[http://www.ildems.com/Candidates.htm 2010 Illinois Primary Election Results]</ref>

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The election took place on November 2, 2010. Syverson ran unopposed in the Republican primary election on February 2nd.<ref>[http://www.ildems.com/Candidates.htm ''Illinois Democratic Party'', "2010 Illinois Primary Election Results," February 3, 2010]</ref>

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In 2010, Syverson received $738,807 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.<ref>[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/grid.phtml?s=IL&y=2010&#f0 Follow the Money - 2010 contributions]</ref>

The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its '''Legislative Vote Card''', grading all members in both chambers of the [[Illinois General Assembly]] on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."<ref>[https://illinoisopportunity.org/the-project/ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013]</ref><ref name="IOP">[http://illinoisopportunity.org/votecard/ Illinois Opportunity Project, Legislative Vote Card home page, accessed February 21, 2013]</ref>

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The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its '''Legislative Vote Card''', grading all members in both chambers of the [[Illinois General Assembly]] on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."<ref>[https://illinoisopportunity.org/the-project/ ''Illinois Opportunity Project'', "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013]</ref><ref name="IOP">[http://illinoisopportunity.org/votecard/ ''Illinois Opportunity Project'', "Legislative Vote Card home page," accessed February 21, 2013]</ref>

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Syverson received a score of 100.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of A+ according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the highest among all 59 members of the [[Illinois State Senate]] included in the Vote Card.<ref name="IOP"/>

Syverson received a score of 100.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of A+ according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the highest among all 59 members of the [[Illinois State Senate]] included in the Vote Card.<ref name="IOP"/>

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==Personal==

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Dave and his wife, Shirley, have two children.

==Recent news==

==Recent news==

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:''All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.''

:''All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.''

Issues

Gaming license

On December 1, 2010, the Illinois Senate voted 31-20 in favor of a plan that allows for five additional casinos and electronic gaming at horse track facilities, increasing the number of licenses for casinos in the state to 15.

Under the plan, new casinos would operate in Chicago, southern Cook County, Danville, Rockford and Waukegan.

"Is it a huge expansion? Yes, I'm not going to deny it. But we have a huge deficit in the state of Illinois, we have got huge problems in the state of Illinois, so you don't look at little things to fix it, you look at big things to fix it," said the bill's sponsor, Sen. Terry Link, D-Waukegan.

Lawmakers like William Haine would prefer another way to increase revenue.

Syverson said a casino in his backyard could keep Illinois gamers from going up to Wisconsin to play the slots.

"Now we have an opportunity to bring those Wisconsin dollars to Illinois," Swerson said. "So it's good for Illinois in two ways. One it's creating new jobs and new * Revenue Committee, Illinois State Senate, but it's also bringing out-of-state money here."[2]

Elections

2012

Syverson, current District 34 incumbent, won re-election to the Senate in District 35 in the 2012. Syverson defeated incumbent Christine Johnson (R) in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012 and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4][5][6][7]

The election took place on November 2, 2010. Syverson ran unopposed in the Republican primary election on February 2nd.[10]

2006

On November 7, 2006, Republican Dave Syverson won re-election to the Illinois State Senate District 34 receiving 29,131 votes, ahead of Democrat Daniel Lewandowski (23,120 votes).[11]

Illinois State Senate, District 34 (2006)

Candidates

Votes

Dave Syverson (R)

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Daniel Lewandowski (D)

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Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Syverson is available dating back to 1996. Based on available campaign finance records, Syverson raised a total of $4,388,919 during that time period. This information was last updated on July 17, 2013.[12]

Scorecards

Legislative scorecards are used to evaluate elected public officials based on voting record. Some scorecards are created by political advocacy groups with a focus on specific issues, while others are developed by newspapers and are broad in scope. Scorecards are meant to be used as a tool for voters to have a quick picture of whether their views align with a particular legislator's record.

Because scorecards can be specific to particular issues or general to a state’s legislative term, for example, each report should be considered on its own merits. Each entity that publishes these reports uses different methodologies and definitions for the terms used.

Illinois Opportunity Project

The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its Legislative Vote Card, grading all members in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."[15][16]

2012

Syverson received a score of 100.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of A+ according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the highest among all 59 members of the Illinois State Senate included in the Vote Card.[16]

Personal

Dave and his wife, Shirley, have two children.

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Dave + Syverson + Illinois + Senate

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.